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Dundee is a city in Nobles County, Minnesota.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km˛), all of it land. The elevation is 1,450 ft
(442 m).

As of the census of 2010,
there were 68 people, 40 households, and 17 families
residing in the city. The population density was 219.4
inhabitants per square mile (84.7 /km2). There were 53
housing units at an average density of 171.0 per square
mile (66.0 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was
100.0% White.

There were 40 households of
which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with
them, 42.5% were married couples living together, and
57.5% were non-families. 52.5% of all households were
made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 1.70 and the average family size was
2.53.

The median age in the city
was 50.7 years. 13.2% of residents were under the age of
18; 4.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.7% were
from 25 to 44; 38.2% were from 45 to 64; and 29.4% were
65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city
was 57.4% male and 42.6% female.

Dundee was established in 1879 when the St. Paul and Sioux City Railway
Company built a branch line, then known as the Heron Lake & Black Hills
Railroad. The first station out of Heron Lake was proposed in the
extreme northeastern corner of Nobles County, and was originally named
Warren, in honor of Joseph Warren who fell at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
The town was surveyed and platted in July 1879, and construction of a
depot began on August 13. Mr. G. Foils moved to town and assumed duties
of stationmaster on September 1. He was also named postmaster when a
post office was established on November 1, 1879. It was at this time
that the name was changed to Dundee, after the city of Dundee, Scotland.
The reason for the name change is lost to history, although it is known
that stationmaster/postmaster G. Foils (whose first name is also lost to
history) made the change. A Scottish Company known as the Dundee
Improvement Company was then financing construction of an elevator,
general store, and hotel in nearby Kinbrae, and perhaps Mr. Foils
thought he could attract investment in Dundee. The first business was
opened in the spring of 1880 by F. D. Lindquist and H. A. Scherlie.
Several homes were also built in that second year, but real growth for
Dundee did not occur until the late-nineties when the country began to
recover from the Panic of 1893. A census taken on December 23, 1897,
gave the village a population of 187. At this time, citizens petitioned
for incorporation, and on January 4, 1898, the county commissioners
granted their request. A special election was held on February 15, and
on March 11, 1898, the Dundee council met for the first time. F. D.
Lindquist was named village president.

DUNDEE,
a city in section 1 of Graham Lakes Township, platted in 1879 and
incorporated February 15, 1898, has the name of a city in
Scotland, which is also borne by villages in 12 other
states. When the site was selected in 1879, it was named
Warren in honor of Joseph Warren,
who died in the battle of Bunker Hill; however, when the post office was
established in September of that year, the name chosen was Dundee.